§ 102-73. Classification 29: cafes, restaurants and other eating establishments; food service, food concessions, food catering and mobile food carts.

(a)

Every person engaged in the business of operating a restaurant, cafe, snack bar, takeout service, dining room, drive-in eating establishment, food catering, mobile food cart, food concession or other public eating place, whether operated in conjunction with some other line of business or not, is subject to this classification.

(b)

The seating capacity and classifications used by the division of hotels and restaurants of the state department of business regulation under F.S. § 509.251 or subsequently designated by Florida law, will be used in this section.

(c)

A business tax receipt for any business coming under the provisions of this section shall not be issued until the business requesting such license displays and exhibits to the tax collector a current state license from the division of hotels and restaurants of the state department of business regulation, as required by F.S. ch. 509, or as subsequently designated by state law.

(Code 1979, § 21-34.7; Ord. No. 95-35, § 17, 8-15-95; Ord. No. 2007-003, § 59, 2-20-07)